Comments on: Congrats Sir, It’s All Yours

By: MartyDawgs

MartyDawgs — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:41:48 +0000

Seattle Greg- Great info on the Princess ships. I think the Princess Elizabeth was Marguerite’s predecessor on the Victoria run. I know that in 1969, Princess Elaine was moored on Harbor Avenue SW, next to where Salty’s On Alki is now. We went to dinner aboard her for my senior prom in 1969, before heading to the Spanish Ballroom at the Olympic. The gates for the Princess Elaine were still there in 1987-88.

By: Walla Walla

Walla Walla — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:10:01 +0000

Paul Henry: Thanks for the info. I am aware of the Viaduct discussion, I just didn’t know what the “slab of concrete” was referencing. Thought it might be City Hall or the Mayor’s residence.

By: Robert McDonald

Robert McDonald — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:07:16 +0000

Shot pre-’67. Old Shaky – the Kalakala – can be seen loading down at Coleman!
And the magnificent CPR ferry! Every summer, my mom would drop my sister and I off at Bell Street en-route to Granny’s house in Victoria for the summer. My mom admonished me to take care of my younger sister. To this day, she has no idea of my fantasy of her falling overboard in the Strait!

By: Paul Henry

Paul Henry — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:50:46 +0000

The “two story slab of concrete” is the SR-99 Alaskan Way Viaduct, the eyesore running diagonally across the photograph, separating the docks from the city. Quite a lot of time has been wasted over the past several years discussing when and how to replace it. The current plan is to route SR-99 through a deep-bore tunnel running under Downtown, opening up the waterfront to the city for the first time in more than 50 years.

By: Walla Walla

Walla Walla — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:06:05 +0000

Not being a Seattle resident, I’m not familiar with your “two story slab of concrete.” To what are you referring?

By: Matt the Journeyman

Matt the Journeyman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:08:41 +0000

Yes, I’ve just checked. According to HistoricAerials.com, the bridge in the left foreground was at Lenora. It was there in 1936, long before the viaduct was built. In 1980 it still emptied onto the wharf’s rooftop, but by 1990 the wharf was gone and the bridge was truncated after crossing Alaskan Way. In the ’90s it was further cut back, but part of the extension from the bluff was incorporated into the new footbridge and elevator for the condo complex that sits athwart the old Lenora right of way between the railroad tracks and Alaskan Way.

By: Matt the Journeyman

Matt the Journeyman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:49:13 +0000

I thought the bridge to nowhere was Lenora Street.

By: Colin

Colin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:39:44 +0000

That must be that bridge to nowhere that I remember from my childhood!

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:17:46 +0000

It was a tradition for the senior class to get a field trip to Victoria on the Princess Margurite, what a party! I guess that’s why they stopped doing it.

By: TomK

TomK — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:56:03 +0000

And look! The Kalakala is pulling into Coleman Dock!